EDWARDS: Shovels or ladders?
Some of us are using the ability to personalize our belief systems to shut ourselves off from information and ideas that might challenge those beliefs and cause us to think and act differently.
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WESTERHAUS-RENFROW: Company culture: the elephant in the room
Effective communication in the workplace among people from diverse cultures can be especially challenging, especially between a head office located overseas and the regional units in the Indianapolis metro area.
MORRIS: Chicago—full of fun and taxes
Chicago’s official website lists 32 city taxes, including a bag tax that’s led to retailers charging customers to put their merchandise in a sack.
LaPIERRE: HIP 2.0 needs more time to show results
The current debate about health care programs will result in consequential health outcomes for real people.
KENNEDY: McConnell’s travesty
The Senate Republican health care bill rations care and massively increases everyone’s premiums in order to fund $300 billion in tax breaks to the top 2 percent of income earners. It robs the poor and gives to the rich.
OLYMPIDIS: All will lose if fuel standards change
A proposed change to a little-known regulation could actually increase federal overreach, potentially driving up gas prices and creating regulatory chaos for small businesses like Family Express.
MEREDITH: State can’t afford two school systems
There is a continued push for national privatization of our kids’ education through voucher expansion, which takes away already scarce resources from neighborhood public schools.
STUDY-CAMPBELL: Junior League seeks lasting impact
Ninety-five years ago, 10 civic-minded women came together to form the Junior League of Indianapolis.
THOMAS: The water we all swim in
In small towns and disconnected communities, the humanities need the sort of “venture capital” or catalyzing boost that only the government can offer.
MARCUS: Catching up is hard to do
Multinational companies and foreign trade are not evil forces. Rather, states and cities need to recognize the economic perils any community can face almost anytime as private companies make changes.
HOLLINGSWORTH: CHOICE Act returns power to the people
We must facilitate capital in the marketplace to ensure that the small business starting in a garage or the bustling, expanding company has access to the resources to help make those American dreams a reality.
RUGE: Trump’s immigration policies tough for Indiana businesses
Indiana business owners who believe it either is necessary or wise to employ workers from other countries are facing increasingly higher and more difficult barriers.
STAUFFER & SCHLOSS: Focus should be on preventing unintended pregnancies
It astonishes us that politicians continue their assault on birth control and the medically underserved.
KENNEDY: Framing the social safety net
Attitudes about social welfare can be divided into two utterly incompatible categories: The use of citizens’ tax monies to provide a safety net is viewed either as charity or as self-interest, properly understood.
CATE: Planning matters in climate battle
Indiana University has announced a $55 million initiative—Prepared for Environmental Change—in collaboration with a bipartisan coalition of government, industry and community leaders. It is part of IU’s Grand Challenges commitment to address some of the most critical issues facing our state.
JOHNSON: Closing the Statehouse ‘millennial’ gap
Hoosier millennials take one glance at the latest from the Statehouse and think: Why bother? The Indiana General Assembly’s work product is a result of policy priorities that wouldn’t be out of place on the set of “Happy Days.”
LARAMORE: Civil legal aid good for business and poor
We need to stand up for the belief of justice for all, not just for those who can afford it.
McROBBIE: Meeting Indiana marketplace demands
For Indiana to remain viable in today’s ultra-competitive marketplace, it is critical that we fill our talent pipeline with highly skilled, smart, flexible and experienced workers who will thrive in an ever-evolving economy.
KENLEY: Improve I-65, I-70 to six lanes and toll
The Legislature just finished a very successful session with a good, balanced budget and passed a needed road funding bill designed to secure Indiana’s road infrastructure needs for local and state government. In spite of this significant achievement, one more element regarding road infrastructure is needed to make Indiana a successful state with appropriate road […]
MERISOTIS: When looking back moves people ahead
The state can improve upon its 41 percent rate of residents age 25 to 64 with education beyond high school by encouraging much greater use of reverse transfer.